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{{*mp|December 5}} At least 109 people are killed and 160 others injured following a '''[[Perm Lame Horse club fire|fire]]''' at a [[nightclub]] in [[Perm]], [[Russia]]. |
{{*mp|December 5}} At least 109 people are killed and 160 others injured following a '''[[Perm Lame Horse club fire|fire]]''' at a [[nightclub]] in [[Perm]], [[Russia]]. |
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{{*mp|December 4}} [[Hifikepunye Pohamba]] is '''[[Namibian general election, 2009|re-elected]]''' [[List of Presidents of Namibia|President]] of [[Namibia]] and the [[SWAPO|SWAPO Party]] wins a majority of seats in the [[National Assembly of Namibia|National Assembly]]. |
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{{*mp|December 4}} A '''[[December 2009 Rawalpindi attack|suicide attack]]''' kills at least 37 people and injures more than 80 others during Friday prayers at a [[mosque]] in [[Rawalpindi]], [[Pakistan]]. |
{{*mp|December 4}} A '''[[December 2009 Rawalpindi attack|suicide attack]]''' kills at least 37 people and injures more than 80 others during Friday prayers at a [[mosque]] in [[Rawalpindi]], [[Pakistan]]. |
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{{*mp|December 3}} [[Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo]] ''(pictured)'' is '''[[Equatorial Guinean presidential election, 2009|re-elected]]''' [[List of heads of state of Equatorial Guinea|President]] of [[Equatorial Guinea]], amid allegations of [[electoral fraud]]. |
{{*mp|December 3}} [[Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo]] ''(pictured)'' is '''[[Equatorial Guinean presidential election, 2009|re-elected]]''' [[List of heads of state of Equatorial Guinea|President]] of [[Equatorial Guinea]], amid allegations of [[electoral fraud]]. |
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Revision as of 12:05, 7 December 2009
- At least 109 people are killed and 160 others injured following a fire at a nightclub in Perm, Russia.
- Hifikepunye Pohamba is re-elected President of Namibia and the SWAPO Party wins a majority of seats in the National Assembly.
- A suicide attack kills at least 37 people and injures more than 80 others during Friday prayers at a mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (pictured) is re-elected President of Equatorial Guinea, amid allegations of electoral fraud.
- A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia kills 24 people, including four ministers of the Transitional Federal Government.
- Rwanda becomes the first country to be declared landmine-free under the Ottawa Treaty.
- In the process to revalue the North Korean wŏn, current banknotes cease to be legal tender, and businesses throughout the country shut down until new notes are released.
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